Job Description - Advanced Practice Provider (PA or NP) - Hospitalist Medicine

Independent Hospitalist Physicians (IHP) has an immediate opening for a Physician Assistant (PA) or Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our Hospitalist Medicine team at Ascension Providence Hospital Southfield and Novi campuses.

Position Type:

• Full Time (1,840 hours/year)
• Night Shift (10-12 hours)

Pay:

• $93,012 starting annual salary
• Guaranteed increases with years of service
• Additional $8.00/hr night shift differential

Position Summary:

• As part of our Hospital Medicine team, our Physician Assistants (PA's) and Nurse Practitioners (NP's) work with a group of providers who are committed to providing excellent hospital patient care and experiences.
• Responsible for delivery of patient care through the process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Provides primary health care to hospital inpatients and observation patients in conjunction with collaborating physicians.
• Directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of ancillary personnel while maintaining standards of professionalism.
• Additional duties may include policy and procedure development and participation in program evaluation activities.

Direct Care responsibilities include:

• Performing pertinent physical examinations and clinical evaluations;
• Managing clinical care;
• Performing procedures;
• Ordering and reviewing diagnostic studies;
• Ordering and monitoring medications;
• Participating in short-term and long-term planning of patient care with members of the inter-professional team
• Code Blue Rapid Response Cross Coverage
• Coordinating the transition of outpatient care.

IHP offers:

• Unsurpassed benefits that are heavily subsidized by employer
  • BCBS PPO, BCN HMO options with $2,500 annual opt out credit
  • Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
  • Long Term Disability fully employer sponsored
  • Life insurance and AD&D fully employer sponsored
  • 401K
  • Productivity based Bonus
• Generous CME Funding
  • $3,000 per year
  • Licenses and 1 professional society dues paid by employer
• Great work/life balance.

Join a team of providers who share passion, values and a commitment to great patient experiences and outcomes.

About IHP: IHP was formed by its parent company, Independent Emergency Physicians (IEP) after experiencing over 20 years of success in the field of emergency medicine. It was with the same approach to success that Independent Hospitalist Physicians was developed. Born from a love of hospital medicine and a belief that a collaborative practice environment yields the best patient and business outcomes, we now proudly serve over 290,000 patients annually. We are a local, independent physician group providing outstanding clinical services and operational leadership for our hospital partners; and excellent compassionate care for our patients.

Hospital Partners: Our Hospital partners include Ascension Providence-Providence Park Hospitals in Southfield and Novi; Trinity Health St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac; and Henry Ford Jackson in Jackson.

Our Services: Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Observation Medicine, Urgent Care, and Scribe Services.

Culture-driven Results: At IHP, we believe that culture is defined by actions, not words, and we've built a culture of ownership through cultivating, retaining and promoting outstanding clinical leaders and the very best providers.

Engaged Practice Management: We believe engaged practice management is the direct result of outstanding leadership, operational excellence and outstanding clinical providers. We are influential and passionate leaders who love a challenge and find great satisfaction in making a difference for our physicians, our patients and our hospitals.

Qualifications:

• Current State License
• Current DEA

Experience and Skills:

• Prior professional experience in an acute setting is preferred.
• Self-directed, self-motivated, and works independently.
• Demonstrates communication skills, leadership ability, organization and time management skills.
• Ability to aid in coordination of admissions and discharge planning.